Petrova to face Radwanska in Eastbourne final

Nadia Petrova is through to her first Eastbourne International tournament final after finishing strongly to beat Samantha Stosur 6-3 6-3 on Friday.

Petrova, who was a semi-finalist at Eastbourne last year before having to pull out with injury, said:

"That was a boom-boom ending. I am very happy that we had the new balls and it really helped me to finish off in a beautiful way."

Petrova will in final face Poland's Radwanska who will be aiming for a third title of the season following victories in Pattaya and Istanbul, against a player she knocked out of the Australian Open earlier this year.

Radwanska needed just over an hour-and-a-half to dismiss a sloppy Bartoli, who piled up seven double faults and had her serve broken four times.

"I don't know how she's playing on this surface but I'm sure it will be a difficult final. I'm just glad to be in my first final on grass," she said.

"I thought that I would play just one match here and then go to Wimbledon. This is a great warm-up and I want to keep doing well."


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